Three Ballet books by Cyril W Beaumont
Complete Book of Ballets (1951), Supplement (1942) and Sadler's Wells (1947)
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Printing Details
1942–1951. Here are three books on ballet by dance historian and publisher Cyril W Beaumont. All three are hardbacks in dustwrapper.
1. Complete Book of Ballets, A Guide to the Principle Ballets of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (Putnam, 1951). Reprinted with additions. 1106pp. The dustwrapper edgeworn and spotted foxing to the page edges but remaining in strong readable condition.
2. Supplement to the Complete Book of Ballets (C W Beaumont, 1942) First edition, second printing. 208pp. Edgewear to the wrapper, spotted foxing to page edges and prelims but remaining in good readable condition.
3. The Sadler's Wells Ballet, A Detailed Account of Works in the Permanent Repertory with Critical Notes (C W Beaumont, 1947) Second printing, revised and enlarged. Similar Similar condition to above.
Loosely inserted in the last book are two 1947 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden programmes for Ballet Russe and a ticket stub for Covent Garden.
Condition
All three books remain in good readable condition, but all with edgewear to the wrapper and spotted foxing as mentioned above.
As of September 2026, books remain duty-free. The price of the book incurs no extra US import fees.







